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20. thanks for the information about rca -- i looked it up & was surprised to find they run private

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Fri Jun 15, 2012, 02:43 AM

Jun 2012

prisons -- globally, no less.

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Bloomberg To Sell Off NYC Parking Meters - 75 Years Of Revenue For A One-Time Cash payment [View all] HiPointDem Jun 2012 OP

The Chicago deal was especially bad. n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2012 #1

Very bad for us. Great for the investors. Great for Daley. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2012 #14

they really stuck it to the city with those additional fees, didn't they? i also read that HiPointDem Jun 2012 #17

I haven't seen it. Maybe more downtown. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2012 #18

"They ARE exercising their right to hire their own meter readers" ? they = abu dhabi? i don't HiPointDem Jun 2012 #19

Yes. Chicago Parking Meters LLC is a management company owned by the investors: Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2012 #23

so basically it's the ruling family in abu dhabi getting 1/4 the revenues, & a bunch of rich morgan HiPointDem Jun 2012 #24

I haven't seen a meter box off a major (commercial) street anywhere on the North Side alcibiades_mystery Jun 2012 #22

no. city still says where they should go. mopinko Jun 2012 #31

Thank you jehop61 Jun 2012 #27

Would booting out the UN generate any new revenue for the city? bluestateguy Jun 2012 #2

I can think of a couple addresses that would DEFINITELY generate tax revenue... jmowreader Jun 2012 #8

How typical of him to do this. he never thinks. n/t hrmjustin Jun 2012 #3

So fucking lame BeyondGeography Jun 2012 #4

So Bloomberg is going to follow Richie Daley's lead to sell offf and privatize the parking meters. AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2012 #5

most definitely. HiPointDem Jun 2012 #7

bloomberg pls go RedCappedBandit Jun 2012 #6

same thing as a drug addict selling the VCR and microwave waddirum Jun 2012 #9

Well, Daley and Bloomberg aren't alone in selling off snappyturtle Jun 2012 #10

i think some people are getting some nice kick-backs....just saying. HiPointDem Jun 2012 #11

Mayor Daley retired and got a job working for the attorney firm.... Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2012 #13

For sure! nt snappyturtle Jun 2012 #29

al services withprivitization creep spike91nz Jun 2012 #12

thanks for the information about rca -- i looked it up & was surprised to find they run private HiPointDem Jun 2012 #20

I do not believe that politicians have the right to sell off MindMover Jun 2012 #15

Well it's been going on for decades and nothing yet. Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #36

Think what he can get by selling the city's tax revenue straight up. JackRiddler Jun 2012 #16

If our Daley lesson is accurate, it may be the only way to get rid of Bloomberg alcibiades_mystery Jun 2012 #21

I will gladly pay you Tuesday for my hamburger today. AT WHAT %??? Festivito Jun 2012 #25

Wait, so to park on a public street you will need to pay a private company? me b zola Jun 2012 #26

Ugh. AzDar Jun 2012 #28

Chicago is really regretting this obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #30

ok, fact check on chicago. mopinko Jun 2012 #32

You are the first fellow Chicagoan I have ever heard praise these. ieoeja Jun 2012 #33

from the inspector general's report mopinko Jun 2012 #34

Christ! What does that even mean? Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2012 #40

i think it has been grossly misrepresented. mopinko Jun 2012 #35

Well she supports red light traffic cameras and speed cameras. Calls it an asshole tax. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2012 #38

Thank you for that amplifying bit of information. It does provide perspective. MADem Jun 2012 #39

Cut and pasted right out of the city's "report" Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2012 #41

He wants to drive cars off the streets--maybe he's hoping they'll overcharge. MADem Jun 2012 #37

That's one of the kickers. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2012 #42

city enforces the meters, city gets the ticket money. forcing cars off the streets mopinko Jun 2012 #43

Feeding meters over the posted limit is illegal. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2012 #45

Maybe onerous parking fees will promote public transportation, dgauss Jun 2012 #46

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